BEIJING: China on Friday condemned the United States’ new visa restrictions on foreign students, exchange visitors and journalists as “discriminatory”, urging Washington to reverse the measures and warning that Beijing reserved the right to take...

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NEW DELHI: Congress leader Pawan Khera on Friday met activist Sonam Wangchuk and other protesters at Jantar Mantar, where their indefinite hunger strike entered its 20th day, and urged Wangchuk to end his fast, citing concerns over his deteriorating health. Expressing...

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SRINAGAR: India on Friday commissioned its first and deepest geothermal wells in Ladakh’s Puga Valley, marking a significant milestone in the country’s clean energy programme and paving the way for its first demonstration-scale geothermal power project....

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BENGALURU: Even as the Department of Space (DoS) tightens exit rules to stem a recent spate of voluntary retirements and resignations by scientists working on flagship missions, it is confronting a deeper structural challenge: a widening manpower shortage across...

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